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Be Not Anxious: The Many Faces of Anxiety in Kids
Welcome to our Summer Blog Series examining the impact of anxiety disorders on church participation and spiritual development in kids. In today’s post, we’ll look at the different ways in which anxiety disorders occur manifest in kids. Continue reading
What Can the Church Do to Help Families of Kids With Mental Illnesses?
What would you like to see the church do to better serve families of kids with mental illnesses? Aware of any innovative strategies employed by churches or small group within churches that have helped to demonstrate the love of Christ while meeting immediate needs? Please post comments and links below. Continue reading
Be Not Anxious…How Common are Anxiety Disorders in Kids?
Kids with anxiety disorders are different from their peers in that they misperceive the level of threat or danger in their environment. Fear and worry become a cause for concern when they significantly interfere with a child’s ability to function in an age-appropriate way in school, with friends, as a member of their family or in extracurricular activities, including church.
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Posted in Anxiety Disorders, Hidden Disabilities, Key Ministry
Tagged anxiety, Key Ministry, Stephen Grcevich MD
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Be Not Anxious…Helping Kids With Anxiety Grow Spiritually
More so than any other disability, anxiety is seen as a condition that’s indicative of a lack of faith. That awareness, in and of itself, can produce more anxiety in a child or a parent seeking to follow Christ or grow in faith. Continue reading
Summer Stuff
Summer may have arrived (even in Northeast Ohio), but our crew at Key Ministry will hardly be relaxing and taking it easy over the next few months. Continue reading
How Can I Get Involved and Help?
I started kicking around the question of how I hope people will respond when they’re exposed to our people, training and ministry resources. Ultimately, I would hope folks would respond by looking for where God might be at work in the unique intersection of their experiences, talents, giftedness and circumstances in providing opportunities to build His Kingdom. Continue reading
Posted in Hidden Disabilities, Inclusion, Key Ministry
Tagged Inclusion, Key Ministry, Shannon Dingle, Stephen Grcevich MD
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Are Parents of Kids With ADHD Stigmatized at Church?
Earlier this week, Shannon Dingle had a wonderful post on her blog The Works of God Displayed (I’d highly encourage readers of this blog to subscribe to Shannon’s blog) on perceptions of folks in the church about the diagnosis of ADHD. I’d encourage you to read her post, because I’m challenged to express my opinions as eloquently as she did on her blog. I very much appreciate as well the comments on her blog from a pastor (Perry) who was willing to give voice to some of the thoughts and feelings Shannon was seeking to describe in her post.
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Posted in ADHD, Controversies, Families, Hidden Disabilities, Inclusion, Key Ministry
Tagged ADHD, Inclusion, Key Ministry, Parents, Shannon Dingle, Stephen Grcevich MD, stigma, The Works of God Displayed
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A Great New Resource for Special Needs Ministry
Mike Woods from Making Room has launched specialneedsministry.org as a tool to help disseminate free resources from influential leaders in special needs ministry. Continue reading
Depression and Comorbidity in Children and Adolescents
Children and youth who meet criteria for a full-fledged episode of Major Depression are especially prone to comorbid mental health disorders. The slide below illustrates some of the most common comorbidities associated with depression in children and teens. Depending upon the practice setting, as many as 90% of kids with depression have at least one comorbid condition, while 50% experience two or more conditions. Continue reading
Posted in ADHD, Anxiety Disorders, Hidden Disabilities, Key Ministry, Resources
Tagged AACAP, ADHD, anxiety, comorbidity, Depression, Hidden Disabilities, Key Ministry, mental health
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